Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Macau instead of Lesotho, you would:

Health

live 25.4 years longer

In Lesotho, the average life expectancy is 60 years (58 years for men, 62 years for women) as of 2022. In Macau, that number is 85 years (82 years for men, 88 years for women) as of 2022.

Economy

make 40.8 times more money

Lesotho has a GDP per capita of $2,500 as of 2023, while in Macau, the GDP per capita is $102,000 as of 2023.

be 86.3% less likely to be unemployed

In Lesotho, 16.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Macau, that number is 2.2% as of 2023.

pay a 60.0% lower top tax rate

Lesotho has a top tax rate of 30.0% as of 2016. In Macau, the top tax rate is 12.0% as of 2016.

Life

be 19.9% more likely to be literate

In Lesotho, the literacy rate is 81.0% as of 2021. In Macau, it is 97.1% as of 2021.

be 90.5% less likely to die during infancy

In Lesotho, approximately 48.4 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Macau, on the other hand, 4.6 children do as of 2022.

have 62.4% fewer children

In Lesotho, there are approximately 22.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Macau, there are 8.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

Basic Needs

be 100.0% more likely to have access to electricity

In Lesotho, approximately 50% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In Macau, 100% of the population do as of 2022.

be 83.3% more likely to have internet access

In Lesotho, approximately 48.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Macau, about 88.0% do as of 2021.

be 21.1% more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Lesotho, approximately 83% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Macau, 100% of people do as of 2020.

Expenditures

spend 27.6% less on education

Lesotho spends 8.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Macau spends 6.3% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Ministry of Finance, Secretariat for Economy and Finance.

Macau: At a glance

Macau is a sovereign country in East/Southeast Asia, with a total land area of approximately 28 sq km. Colonized by the Portuguese in the 16th century, Macau was the first European settlement in the Far East. Pursuant to an agreement signed by China and Portugal on 13 April 1987, Macau became the Macau Special Administrative Region (SAR) of the People's Republic of China on 20 December 1999. In this agreement, China promised that, under its "one country, two systems" formula, China's political and economic system would not be imposed on Macau, and that Macau would enjoy a "high degree of autonomy" in all matters except foreign affairs and defense for the subsequent 50 years.
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